Irratable Bowl Syndrome

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Term Paper Title	Irratable Bowl Syndrome
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Irratable Bowl Syndrome

Bo Moore
E-Block

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

     Irritable bowel syndrome (usually referred to as IBS) is a disorder of the large intestine that lasts for a long period of time.  People who have IBS experience symptoms like constipation or diarrhea.  These symptoms can occur one after another.  A person can experience constipation at some times and diarrhea at other times.  Occurrences of lower bowel irritation may also be accompanied by mild pain, swelling of the stomach and a lot of digestive gas. Other names for IBS are spastic bowel, spastic colon, irritable colon syndrome, and functional bowel disease.
     A person who has IBS can lead a normal life.  One would think that with continual diarrhea that a person with IBS would lose weight, be malnourished, or that they would develop more serious digestive problems.  However, these are very rare.  Only in a very small number of cases does IBS become so disabling that it can interfere with a person’s normal activities.  But some people withdraw from activities because the diarrhea or constipation bothers them.  In such cases, doctors may recommend mental health counseling.
     Most patients who have IBS seek help from a gastroenterologist.  A gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes in the digestive system.  Tests to diagnose IBS might include lab analyses of feces and barium X-rays of the lower digestive tract.  For a barium X-ray, a patient drinks a special kind of liquid drink that contains barium.  With the barium, the doctor can see how the liquid flows through the digestive system.  A doctor may also perform a sigmoidoscopy.  This is an instrument on a long thin tube that is inserted through the anal opening up inside the colon.  With this test, a doctor can visually examine the inside walls of the intestine.  If these tests are negative, it is typically determined that a patient has IBS because all other possibilities are eliminated.  Statistics show that about twice as many wome...

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